Conserving Soil - Syngenta · of Agriculture’s Conservation Reserve. farms used conservation...
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farms used tile drainage systems, which benefited 48.6 million acres. farms planted cover crops, accounting for 10.3 million acres.* farms used field ditches, which provided surface drainage for 42.2 million acres. Conserving Soil Illustration by Anton Egorov * This does not include land in the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Conservation Reserve. farms used conservation tillage practices other than no-till, accounting for 76.6 million acres. farms used no-till in 2012, accounting for 96.5 million acres. The 2012 Census of Agriculture provides a snapshot of soil conservation in the U.S. While the methods vary, collectively these statistics show that agriculture is strongly committed to preserving one of its most valuable resources, the soil. Future public-private conservation projects could offer expanded opportunities for large-scale soil conservation projects, while sharing the cost between all stakeholders, including growers and public and private sources.
Transcript of Conserving Soil - Syngenta · of Agriculture’s Conservation Reserve. farms used conservation...
farms used tile drainage
systems, which benefited
48.6 million acres.
farms planted cover crops, accounting for
10.3 million acres.*
farms used field ditches,
which provided surface
drainage for 42.2 million acres.
Conserving Soil
Illustration by Anton Egorov
* This does not include land in the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Conservation Reserve.
farms used conservation tillage practices other than no-till, accounting for 76.6 million acres.
farms used no-till in 2012, accounting for 96.5 million acres.
The 2012 Census of Agriculture provides a snapshot of soil conservation in the U.S. While the methods vary, collectively these statistics show that agriculture is strongly committed to preserving one of its most valuable resources, the soil. Future public-private conservation projects could offer expanded opportunities for large-scale soil conservation projects, while sharing the cost between all stakeholders, including growers and public and private sources.
